Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	army_n	good_a	king_n	1,805	5	3.5403	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78477	Certaine observations on that letter written to the two Houses from the Army. Dated at Reading the 8th. of Iuly, 1647. Written for the satisfaction of a private friend, and may serve for the whole kingdome. Whereunto is added the letter upon which these observations were made.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671. Two letters from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax.	1647 (1647)	Wing C1712; Thomason E398_10; ESTC R201687	5,470	8

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the_o army_n declaration_n to_o restore_v the_o king_n and_o the_o law_n they_o will_v all_o rise_v as_o one_o man_n to_o join_v with_o they_o for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o so_o pious_a a_o work_n which_o if_o the_o army_n have_v so_o fair_a a_o opportunity_n shall_v omit_v i_o be_o confident_a god_n will_v do_v his_o own_o work_n without_o they_o and_o raise_v up_o some_o other_o force_n for_o that_o purpose_n with_o who_o undoubted_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n will_v join_v and_o they_o who_o may_v have_v be_v glorious_a instrument_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o kingdom_n will_v be_v bury_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o country_n without_o any_o mention_n but_o of_o infamy_n and_o dishonour_n mr._n speaker_n i_o be_v send_v unto_o by_o the_o king_n on_o friday_n last_o to_o desire_v the_o parliament_n to_o give_v way_n to_o he_o to_o see_v his_o child_n and_o that_o they_o may_v for_o that_o purpose_n be_v send_v to_o he_o if_o i_o may_v be_v bold_a humble_o to_o offer_v my_o 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